FAMINE IN EUROPE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17418, 31 March 1922, Page 13

FAMINE IN EUROPE.

Jj' belie*" OP students. i ilSjrement to afford relief to Unit«j| students of Central Europe 19 iw l^ -ganisecl throughout the four ir £ip_. 0 f tbo University of New Zeasituation in Central Europe iJP 1 economic welfare of the tM^ or ld and, looked at merely from 'W'lmer'eial standpoint, apart from 'lsstarian aspect, there is }lt reason why the new movement ftl support. Evidence of the 0 f the people of this country 'Kin seen in the generous Response KJSo the Children" and "lluslliof" Funds. The same response 'ffiess be made to tihe tund at saving the university stu£of the stricken area from stan-.v K-nt information from the "World S Christian Federation, which 1 Seen months, and helped i Tdents in twelve different connf,hows that these stm.ents rue sWon their studies under the most. Sfe hardships, often getting but meal a d;iv, being clad in- rap, in railway stations or parks, £& few books and little material iuir work. The Senate of the Ij mSfrf New Zealand, realising the ■SI 'of the situation, passed a resoV c f svmp,thy, and set up a comwis, to help in student relief. Ihe ffioffingis ali extract from a pamphlet feversity centre in New a committee will be set up to funds, under the general supernf t)he committee appointed by Cfcnnte at its last meeting, in keepK the following resolution: (1) violate expresses its sympathy with student relief (2) It sets up r to assist- the movement. Jff cSniittoe is as follows :-The ISllor (Sir Robert Stout, tlvo ViceC Macm linn Brrwn), -Km G Fowkls (chairman. TTnn-r- - Professor H. ' (chairman, Professorial Board, '•fi° i\ Mr P L"vv (ciiiannviii, » SSt "Wellington), Pro- . ' (chairman, Profesc J»f Lr'fiington), Mr H. D. ffj ji! (chairman, Board of Gov- «' (Innterbury College), Dr. C. Jffi. KS Canterbury College), IS! A Cameron (Chancellor, Otago Umrmitv) P ro R. Jack ichairman, ffioml-Baard, 0 ago), the Hon. J A Hannn, M.P., Hon. Dr. W. fata, C.M.G-) I*- w - £ -^ ders ™> J R. Brown, Professor T. A Ser, Messrs J. Caughley and F. Broadhead, of Canterbury r College. Christchurch, has consented to act as W treasurer of the fund, and all siima Collected te sent by him to Mr Louis Hess, Switzerland, who has been appointed by the World s Student Christian • Federation, C ntroller of the European Student Re'ief Fund. 'Contributors may therefore rest asprcd that the funds will ks used solely for the purpose for which tney are 00lother Fniyersity centres—fiockland, Wellington, and Diinedm—cnmmittccs have -already been appointed, and Cliristchurch is holding a campp next week,, nften Miss Constar.ce Sat, organiser of student i-elief in Seajra during the wai> wilt visit all itiecondnry Schools, and tvill *tleo nd-jjk-a getferal meeting at Canterbury hub on Tuesday, April 4th, at 8.20 jfeat which meeting the local oomjSer will be appointed. All members jtf*Bcnti<m.'tl bodies and others who jw'fflterested are specially requested Iwnd the meeting.